| 100% | BESTTHREE | 9 | With 56-Across, common format for a wager |
| 53% | LIME | 4 | With 56 Across, a summer cooler |
| 51% | BREAKINGTHROUGH | 15 | With 56-Across, successful like Jackie Robinson [and a hint for 22-, 35- and 49-Across] |
| 48% | DND | 3 | Game with a 56-Across character class, for short |
| 48% | PDF | 3 | Common document format for a resume: Abbr. |
| 46% | EMMY | 4 | With 18 Across, one up for a prestigious television honor |
| 46% | DIET | 4 | With 25 Across, canonical brand for a 10 Down/11 Across |
| 44% | GOTO | 4 | With 56-Across, a Monopoly order |
| 44% | EMAIL | 5 | With 56-Across, a smartphone notification |
| 44% | MP3 | 3 | Potential audio file format for 78 Across (and a description of its circled letters) |
| 44% | ANDANTE | 7 | Direction for a 56-Across |
| 44% | VASE | 4 | Holder for a 56-Across |
| 44% | POD | 3 | Container for a 56-Across |
| 43% | PLAYOFF | 7 | With 15 Across, growth for many a player pursuing the Stanley Cup |
| 43% | PALE | 4 | With 56-Across, light-colored beer with a hoppy taste |
| 42% | THE | 3 | With 56-Across, last words of a fairy tale |
| 42% | IRON | 4 | With 56 Across, magnetic compound |
| 42% | FRIDGE | 6 | With 11 Across, modern-day slang for a smoke-free midday pick-me-up |
| 42% | HAND | 4 | With 56-Across, clothing item for the youngest in the family |
| 42% | PRINT | 5 | With "in," one format for solving a crossword |
| 42% | FLAG | 4 | With 22-Across, common lapel attachments for presidents |
| 42% | TRI | 3 | Prefix with "angle" for a common shape |
| 42% | TOPTEN | 6 | Common format for “Best of” lists |
| 42% | WORDDOC | 7 | Common format for an essay, informally |
| 41% | NEVERMISSAGOOD | 14 | With 56 Across, Will Rogers on discretion |
| 41% | EBOOK | 5 | Digital format for a novel |
| 41% | CUTTING | 7 | With 56-Across, indifferent student's practice, and a hint to the puzzle theme |
| 40% | UNIVERSITY | 10 | With 56 Across, school founded by 39 Across |
| 40% | PASTPERFORMANCE | 15 | With 37- and 57-Across, a common warning |
| 40% | IMAX | 4 | Movie format for a big date? |